Chapter 229: Serving the Prince
Everyone's mood was happy, of course, this does not include the princess of Bac Ninh, Lu. However, in front of the king of Bac Ninh, she was not easy to show it, so she just drank a few mouthfuls of porridge casually and put down her chopsticks.
After breakfast, Murong Chu and Mo Li returned to Moyuan Pavilion. As soon as I entered the outer courtyard, I saw a few people standing in the courtyard, a man in his forties who looked like a housekeeper, two grandmothers, and five or six maids.
Several people hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and one of the grandmothers said: "Qi Qi Shiziye, the prince and the princess sent the old slave and others to serve the Shiziye." ”
Mo Li raised his eyebrows, how could the prince of Beining take care of the affairs of the people in the mansion, it was obviously the person sent by the Lu family, but he wanted to use the banner of the prince, because he was afraid that Moyuan Pavilion would not accept it.
Murong Chu's face was still cold, and he didn't mean to respond, but he just turned his head to look at Mo Li, but his gaze was much softer. Apparently intending to leave these matters to her.
This is also right, how could General Murong take care of the affairs in the courtyard, now that she is the mistress of this Moyuan Pavilion, she naturally has to take on this responsibility.
Mama Zhao, who was behind her, stepped forward and reminded softly, "Miss should also meet the people in the courtyard." ”
"Well, go get everyone here." Mo Li commanded, and then looked at Murong Chu, "It's cold outside, please go and rest first, and the concubine will serve the prince after handling the affairs in the courtyard." ”
Murong Chu saw her well-behaved appearance, the curvature of the corners of her lips raised, it was the first time for the little girl to talk to him in such a tone, her voice was soft and glutinous, like a virtuous and dignified little daughter-in-law.
He was in a good mood, but he didn't leave, and reached over and grabbed the collar of Mo Li's cloak: "I'm waiting for you here." ”
Well, the prince is the master of Moyuan Pavilion, he can do whatever he wants, Mo Li doesn't care if he is there or not.
The guards brought two chairs, the two sat down, and after a while, there were forty or fifty people standing in the outer courtyard of Moyuan Pavilion, except for the few just now, there were more than a dozen people brought by Mo Li to marry, and the others were the guards in the original Moyuan Pavilion.
Mo Li knew in her heart that this was not the entire lineup of Moyuan Pavilion, these guards were just usually guarding the door and doing chores, like Eleven and their kind of secret guards, they were not suitable to appear here, even the fifteen and seventeen who had been following her were not present.
The people were almost there, and Mama Zhao blessed her body and said, "Miss Qiyu, there were no maids and wives in Moyuan Pavilion, only twenty guards. There were four first-class girls who followed the young lady, six little girls who did needlework and chores, one housekeeper, three grandmothers, and one chores. Just now, the princess sent six more girls, a steward and two grandmothers. Now that everyone is here, please show me the lady. ”
Mo Li looked at the few people sent by the Lu clan and asked, "According to the rules in the palace, how many people should there be in this Moyuan Pavilion?" ”
A grandmother hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Back to the princess, there should be four first-class girls, eight second-class girls, and twelve rough girls in the courtyard of the princess." There are two stewards, four stewards, ten mothers-in-law who do rough work, and five subordinates who can also do chores. ”
Mo Li nodded and smiled indifferently: "The prince is not used to serving with maids and grandmothers, and it is enough to have four big girls around me." The second-class girl doesn't need that much, so let's use the six I brought. As for the rough girls, except for the few sent by the princess, the rest of Mama He just looked at the additions. ”
"Concubine Qiyu," a person came out of the crowd, "The slave maid Liu Xiang and Sister Xian'er were sent by the princess to serve the princess, how can they be rough girls?" ”
Mo Li looked up and saw that it was one of the two big maids sent by the Lu family, although it was a maid, she was wearing a pale pink woven fine satin jacket, with a light orange Luo skirt underneath, and a beaded flower on the loose oblique temples. Willow eyebrows and red lips, this appearance is more delicate than the average lady, and there is a bit of arrogance in her eyes.
Without waiting for Mo Li to speak, Mama Zhao said in a deep voice: "Hugh is rude, the princess speaks, how can you have a slave to interject?" ”
What else did Liu Xiang say, Mo Li swept over with a somewhat sharp look, but there was a smile on the corner of her lips: "Since the princess has assigned someone to Moyuan Pavilion, it is the concubine's business to use it." If anyone doesn't want to, they can go back wherever they come. ”
Xian'er, who was wearing a water-green satin jacket, pulled Liu Xiang's sleeve and motioned her to stop making a sound. The two of them were originally sent to Moyuan Pavilion by the princess, planning to make a room for the prince, the prince is handsome and outstanding, and his status is noble, and it is a step to the sky for them to win his favor.
But who in the palace doesn't know the cold temperament of the prince? For so many years, I haven't heard of any women around the prince. However, now that you have this opportunity, how can you not go for it? Even if she is a rough girl, she is still in Moyuan Pavilion, if she is really sent back, she will not only miss this opportunity, but also be punished by the princess.
Liu Xiang naturally understands this truth, and the person who can be selected by the Lu family is not an idle person. She retreated to Xian'er's side and said no more.
Mo Li ignored their thoughts and continued: "In the future, Mama He will be the chief manager, and Lao Yang will be the external manager, as for the others, Mama He will look at the arrangement." ”
"The old slave obeys." Mama He replied respectfully. Xu Dazhuang also stepped forward and saluted.
In fact, these are all things that Mo Li thought about before she got married, after all, Mama Zhao was brought from Laizhou County, and it was okay to manage Ruolixuan, but in the palace of Beining Palace, she was afraid that she would not be able to deal with it. Besides, Mo Li also needs someone to help her take care of Moyuan Pavilion's accounts, Mama Zhao is careful, and she knows the roots, so she can rest assured.
And Mama He is from the eldest princess's mansion, based on this alone, she can suppress the scene both internally and externally, and she is also familiar with the capital, so she is naturally more handy in handling things. On the other hand, the reuse of Mama He is also to give face to the eldest princess, so why not do it.
There is also a Mama Li, who has good work in her hands, embroidery and cooking skills, and it is just right for her to hand over the chores of food and clothing.
Lao Yang, who was originally a steward of the Mo Mansion, was transferred by the Duan family to Ruo Lixuan, so he naturally followed Mo Li. Mo Li originally wanted Xu Ermao to come over to be the manager, but Xu Minglang wanted to follow Yu Mingxi to the border pass, and Linglong Pavilion needed him to take care of the business for the time being, so he could only wait for Xu Minglang to come back before making plans.
The steward and the two grandmothers sent by the Lu family didn't look very good-looking, and they talked together for a long time, and they had nothing to do.
One of the grandmothers hesitated for a moment and stepped forward half a step forward and asked, "Princess, then ...... of us?" ”
Mo Li didn't make a sound, and Mama He said: "The two of you will follow Mama Li, she is in charge of chores, and she can't be busy alone, so you can give her a hand." As for this steward, just do things with Steward Yang. ”